School Life: Winners
Published 10:47 pm Monday, September 17, 2007
Granite Falls assistant principal best in state
Mr. B, as Dave Bianchini is known to his students at Granite Falls Middle School, has been named Washington State Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year.
Bianchini will receive his award at the Association of Washington School Principals conference in October and will now be considered for the National Assistant Principal of the Year award. Finalists for the national award will be released in January.
Bianchini was selected as the 2006-07 regional outstanding assistant principal for Snohomish and Island counties, which automatically puts him in contention for the state award.
Bianchini is in his fifth year as middle school principal in Granite Falls. Colleagues describe him as positive, fair and respectful.
“Dave is a priceless asset to the middle school and the Granite Falls community,” said English teacher Kelly Kettler. “In my 20 years as a teacher, I have yet to work with an assistant principal who is more caring and respected.”
Middle School Principal Dick Panagos said Bianchini makes a difference at the school
“We are so proud of Dave and the work he has done for Granite Falls Middle School,” Panagos said. “He has earned the respect from students and support from parents and that’s not easy with the tough job of handling student discipline.
“But Dave’s positive approach has touched the lives of hundreds of students because he is so fair and consistent when dealing with all students.”
Edmonds names 8 student advisers to school board
The Edmonds School Board has selected eight high school students to serve as student advisors to the board for the school year.
One student will serve all year, four will serve from September through January, and the other three students will serve from February through June 2008.
Diana Rypkema of Edmonds-Woodway High School, Nicole Umayam of Lynnwood High School, Intisar Surur of Meadowdale High School and Elizabeth Leslie of Scriber Lake High School are serving on the board this fall.
Olga Mosiychuk of Edmonds-Woodway High, Hayley Umayam of Lynnwood High and Neketa McDonald of Meadowdale High will serve February through June.
Matthew Beeninga of Mountlake Terrace High School will serve on the board the full year.
The student advisers are full participants in all board discussions and are bound by all rules and regulations pertaining to regular board members. The student advisers do not have the right to make motions, vote or hold board offices.
The school board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the board room at the Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
EdCC appoints Michaelson as interim vice president
Edmonds Community College recently selected John Michaelson to serve as its interim vice president of college relations and advancement. Susan Kostick has left the position after nine years to start a strategic communications business in Edmonds.
Gene Chase reappointed to EvCC Board of Trustees
Gene Chase of Arlington has been reappointed to the Everett Community College Board of Trustees for a term ending Sept. 30, 2012. Chase is the president of the Trustee Association of Community and Technical Colleges. He has served on the Arlington School Board and as a Snohomish County fire commissioner. He is a member of the North Snohomish County Rotary Club.
Recent college graduates
Kenneth Alexander Pickle of Edmonds received a degree in physics and economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
Leland Smith, a graduate of Everett High School, is on the Dean’s List at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
High schools elect officers
Here are some of the senior class officers from high schools across Snohomish County this fall:
Edmonds-Woodway High School
President: Lexie Miller
Vice President: Priscialla Huang
Treasurer: Kara Parker
Secretary: Willy Guo
Appointed: Annie Chung, Kelsey Castellow, Hilary Scheibert, Matthew Elamparo
Cascade High School
President: Kara Matsuzawa
Vice President: Femi Abebefe
Secretary: Jennifer Bluhm
Treasurer: Chelsea Eslick
Everett High School
President: Mai Nguyen
Vice President: Lindsay Close
Secretary: Danica Noor
Treasurer: Tyler Gardner
Henry M. Jackson High School
President: Miya Kumangai
Vice President: Ricky Kellogg
Activities coordinator: Stephanie Ha
Treasurer: Vivian Lee
Secretary: Michelle Johnson
Granite Falls High School
President: Chelsie Porter
Vice President: Jessica Costigan
Secretary and treasurer: Carley Bolt
Activities coordinator: Chantille Hallenbeck
Lynnwood High School
President: William Goss
Vice President: Jessy Hernandez
Secretary: Katie Weaver
Treasurer: Edgar Ibay
Executive board: Arielle Torres
Marysville-Pilchuck High School
Senior class president: Talon Unruh
Vice President: Mikayla Brown
Secretary: Ryan Gordon
Treasurer: Haylie Boatman
Meadowdale High School
Senators: Margaret Betts, Andy Fukuyama, Raquel Matlin, Madlyn Navlet, John Vu
Mountlake Terrace High School
President: Megan Runkel
Vice President: Nick Berry
Secretary: Cassie Cabuag
Treasurer: Sara Suryan
Representatives: Gregory Sampaga, Jake Dalton, Haley Reutimann, Sean Forde, D’Mari Sughrim, Taylor Laneville
Snohomish High School
President: Monty Geer
Vice President: Elli Bonner
Treasurer: TJ Gionet
Secretary: Brad Perry
Stanwood High School
President: Carrie Eidsness
Vice President: Ryan Knott
Secretary and treasurer: John Farrey
Sultan High School
President: T.J. Cotterill
Vice president: Merissa Donnelly
Secretary and treasurer: Stacey Jackman
Class representative: Lacey Ische
